Responding to today's (March 7), announcement of the £50 million Growth and Innovation Fund to boost investment and training and to help businesses develop the skills they need to drive growth...
Commenting on plans announced in the government's tourism strategy today (Friday) to move the May Day bank holiday to either late April or October, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Responding to the review of vocational education by Professor Alison Wolf, Tom Wilson, director of unionlearn, said: 'We agree with Professor Wolf's support for the expansion of high quality apprenticeships that will offer genuine career progression for young people...'
Commenting on changes to social fund crisis loans, announced today (Thursday) by the Department for Work and Pensions, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Comments on the announcement from International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell that the UK is no longer going to supply aid to a number of United Nations organisations including the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Commenting on the launch today (Thursday) of the Treasury consultation on the Fair Deal pensions policy for staff transferred out of the public sector, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Comments on the International Development Select Committee report on the CDC group – the private finance arm of the Department for International Development (DFID).
CDC is not doing nearly enough to help lift people around the world out of poverty, and the report also questions the group's use of tax havens, the payment of excessive bonuses to fund managers, and the overall lack of transparency surrounding the way it operates.
Commenting on the Culture Secretary's announcement today (Thursday) that Rupert Murdoch's bid to take total control of BSkyB has been approved, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“The most disappointing thing about this announcement is just how predictable it is.
Commenting on the latest pay settlements survey published today (Thursday) by Incomes Data Services TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
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